Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the

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. As of the

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, the population was 2,613,539, making it the ninth-most populous county in the country. Dallas County is included in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth metropolitan statistical area—colloquially referred to as the

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. Municipal expansion within Dallas County has blurred the geographic lines between cities and between neighboring counties. Its

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is the

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, which is also Texas' third-largest city and the ninth-largest city in the United States. The county was founded in 1846 and was possibly named for

George Mifflin Dallas George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – December 31, 1864) was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1828 to 1829, the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849, and U.S. Minister to the ...

, the 11th

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under U.S. President James K. Polk.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.0%) is water. 3,519 acres of the county is contained within 21 county-owned nature preserves, which were acquired through the county's Open Space Program.

Adjacent counties

Denton County Denton County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 906,422, making it the 7th-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Denton. The county, which was named for John B. Denton, was establis ...

(northwest) * Collin County (northeast) *

Rockwall County Rockwall County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. At 149 square miles, Rockwall County has the smallest area of any Texas county. Per the 2020 Census, its population was 107,819. Its county seat is Rockwall. The county and city are name ...

(east) * Kaufman County (southeast) * Ellis County (south) *

Tarrant County Tarrant County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, it had a population of 2,110,640. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County, one of 2 ...

(west)

Climate

Communities

Cities (multiple counties)

* Carrollton (partly in

and a small part in Collin County) *

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(small part in Ellis County) * Combine (partly in Kaufman County) * Coppell (small part in

) *

Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

(county seat) (small parts in Collin, Denton,

Kaufman Kaufman or Kauffman may refer to: People *Kaufmann (surname) ''Includes Kaufman, Kauffman, Kauffmann'' Places * Kaufman, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Madison Count * Kaufman, Texas, a city in Kaufman County * Kaufman County, Texas, ...

and Rockwall counties) * Ferris (mostly in Ellis County) *

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(small parts in Collin and Rockwall counties) * Glenn Heights (partly in Ellis County) *

Grand Prairie Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties of Texas, in the United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It had a population of 175,396 according to the 2010 census, making it ...

(partly in

and a small part in Ellis County) *

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(mostly in

and a small part in

) * Lewisville (mostly in

) *

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(small part in Kaufman County) * Ovilla (mostly in Ellis County) *

Richardson Richardson may refer to: People * Richardson (surname), an English and Scottish surname * Richardson Gang, a London crime gang in the 1960s * Richardson Dilworth, Mayor of Philadelphia (1956-1962) Places Australia * Richardson, Australian Capi ...

(small part in Collin County) * Rowlett (small part in

) * Sachse (small part in Collin County) * Seagoville (small part in Kaufman County) * Wylie (mostly in Collin County and a small part in

)

Cities

* Balch Springs * Cockrell Hill * DeSoto * Duncanville *

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* Hutchins * Irving * Lancaster * University Park * Wilmer

Towns

* Addison * Highland Park *

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Census-designated places

* Bear Creek Ranch

Other unincorporated communities

* Sand Branch

Historical communities

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(not incorporated) *

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(Annexed by

in 1996) * Cedar Springs (Annexed by

First Settled in February 1841. In 1929 the community was annexed by the city of Dallas

* Duck Creek, Garland, Texas, Duck Creek (merged into

in 1887) * East Dallas (annexed by the city of Dallas in 1890 but was once a city of its own) * Embree (merged into

in 1887) * Fruitdale (annexed by Dallas in 1964) * Hatterville (Merged into

in 1953) * Hord's Ridge (Merged by

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in 1887 per The Handbook of Texa

* Kleberg, Dallas, Kleberg (Absorbed by City of Dallas in 1978) * La Reunion (Absorbed by City of Dallas in 1860) * Letot (Northwest Dallas County, annexed by

) * Liberty Grove *

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(Absorbed by City of Dallas in 1929) * Little Egypt * Long Creek (Merged into

in 1953) * Meaders * New Hope (Merged into

in 1953 - not to be confused with the Collin County town of the same name) * Noel Junction not incorporated, Addison/Dallas *

(Annexed by

in 1903) * Penn Springs (Annexed by Duncanville in 1947) * Pleasant Grove (Annexed by

by 1962) * Preston Hollow (Annexed by Dallas in 1945) * Renner (annexed by

in 1977) * Rylie (annexed by

in 1978) * Scyene * Trinity Mills (Annexed by Carrollton) * Tripp (Merged into

in 1953)

Demographics

''Note: the U.S. Census Bureau treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.'' Per the 2010 census, there were 2,368,139 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The

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was 2,523 people per square mile (974/km²). There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi (375/km²). In 2018, the

estimated Dallas County to have a total of 2,637,772 residents, 1,027,930 housing units, and 917,276 households. By 2020, its population was 2,613,539. In 2010, the racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 53.4%

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(33.12%

non-Hispanic white Non-Hispanic whites or Non-Latino whites are Americans who are classified as "white", and are not of Hispanic (also known as "Latino") heritage. The United States Census Bureau defines ''white'' to include European Americans, Middle Eastern Am ...

), 22.30%

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African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

, 0.10% Native American, 5.15% Asian, 0.06%

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, 14.04% from other races, and 2.70% from two or more races. 38.30% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. During the 2015 Texas population estimate program,

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made up 713,835 of the county's residents (28.1%); non-Hispanic blacks, 565,020 (22.2%); other non-Hispanics, 197,082 (7.7%); and Hispanics and Latinos (of any race), 1,065,591 (41.9%). At the

, the racial and ethnic makeup was 27.74% non-Hispanic white, 21.61% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 6.94% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.38% some other race, 2.55% multiracial, and 40.48% Hispanic or Latino American of any race. The increase among people of color reflected nationwide demographic trends of greater diversification. In 2010, there were 807,621 households, out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.90% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.34. As of the 2010 census, there were about 8.8 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county. In the wider county, the population was spread out, with 27.90% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 34.40% from 25 to 44, 18.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $43,324, and the median income for a family was $49,062. Males had a median income of $34,988 versus $29,539 for females. The

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for the county was $22,603. About 10.60% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the

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, including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over. At the 2020

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, the median household income increased to $61,870.

Government and politics

Government

Dallas County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a

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. This court consists of the

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(the chairperson of the court), who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four precincts. The Commissioners' Court is the policy-making body for the county; in addition, the county judge is the senior executive and administrative position in the county. The Commissioners' Court sets the county tax rate, adopts the budget, appoints boards and commissions, approves grants and personnel actions, and oversees the administration of county government. Each commissioner also supervises a Road and Bridge District. The Commissioners Court also approves the budget and sets the tax rate for the hospital district, which is charged with the responsibility for providing acute medical care for citizens who otherwise would not receive adequate medical services.

County Commissioners

County Officials

Constables

Justices of the Peace

Courts

County Criminal Courts

County Criminal Courts of Appeals

County Civil Courts

County Probate Courts

Criminal District Courts

Civil District Courts

Family District Courts

Juvenile District Courts

County services

The

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(Dallas County Hospital District) operates the Parkland Memorial Hospital and various health centers. The Commissioners' Court meets the first and third Tuesday at the Commissioners' Courtroom located in the Dallas County Administration Building at 411 Elm St., corner of Elm and Houston streets. The building was the headquarters of the

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Company until 1970. Assassin

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shot President John F. Kennedy from a window located on the sixth floor which today houses the Sixth Floor Museum dedicated to the late president's memory. Acts of the commissioners court are known as 'court orders'. These orders include setting county policies and procedures, issuing contracts, authorizing expenditures, and managing county resources and departments. Most importantly, the commissioners court sets the annual tax rate and the budget for Dallas County government and the courts. The commissioners also set the tax rate and budget for the Dallas County Hospital District which operates

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. The commissioners court has direct control over all county offices and departments not otherwise administered by a county elected official. Those departments include Dallas County Elections, Health and Human Services, Facilities Management, Parks and Open Space Program, I.T. Services, Homeland Security and Emergency Services, among others. Through their budget making powers, the commissioners exercise indirect control over the District Attorney's office, Sheriff, District Clerk, County Clerk and County Treasurer. The commissioners also set the budget for each of the District, County, and Justice courts. Dallas County employs a commissioners court administrator who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the commissioners court and implementing the Dallas County Master Plan and the directives of the commissioners court. The current commissioners court administrator is Darryl Martin who was hired by the commissioners in 2008. Dallas County Jail 111 W Commerce Street

Dallas County Jail 111 W Commerce Street

Dallas County operates several jail facilities. They include: * 111 Riverfront Blvd (

) ** North Tower Jail ** South Tower Jail - also known as the "Suzanne Kays Tower" ** West Tower Jail * Government Center Jail - 600 Commerce Street (Dallas) * Decker Detention Center - 899 North Stemmons Freeway (Dallas) * (formerly) Suzanne Kays Jail - 521 North Industrial Boulevard (Dallas) - population integrated into the South Tower; demolished to clear way for the

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The

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operates the Hutchins State Jail for men in an unincorporated area adjacent to Hutchins.

Corrections Corporation of America CoreCivic, formerly the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), is a company that owns and manages private prisons and detention centers and operates others on a concession basis. Co-founded in 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee by Thomas W. Beasle ...

operates the Dawson Unit, a co-gender state jail in

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, under contract.

Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville The Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville (FCI Seagoville) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Seagoville, Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a ...

, is located in Seagoville.

Politics

Dallas County's post-war growth transformed it from a Democratic

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stronghold into a conservative Sunbelt county that voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 1952 to 2004, except when Texas native Lyndon B. Johnson successfully ran for a full term as president on the Democratic ticket in 1964. In the 2004 election, Democrats won their first countywide administrative office since 1986 by electing

Lupe Valdez Guadalupe Valdez (born October 11, 1947) is an American law enforcement official who served as Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, from 2005 to 2017, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas in the 2018 gubernatorial election. She ...

to the office of Dallas County Sheriff. The last Democratic countywide administrator was D. Connally elected County Surveyor prior to the office's abolition. Democrats also won three district court benches in 2004. Two years later in 2006, Democrats swept every contested countywide race including County Judge, District Clerk, County Clerk, District Attorney and County Treasurer as well as every contested judicial seat. Starting in 1996, Dallas County began voting more Democratic than the state of Texas as a whole, with relatively narrow wins from 1992 to 2004 even as the Republican nominee won Texas easily in 2000 and 2004. This trend culminated in 2008 when

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won Dallas County with a substantial margin. Obama's coattails allowed Democrats to win the remaining Republican held judicial seats. In 2012, Obama won Dallas County by virtually the same margin as he had done in 2008. In 2016,

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increased the Democratic margin of victory even further. She became the first Democrat to win 60% of Dallas County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944, whilst under

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the Republicans failed to win 40% of the vote in the county for the first time since 1992. Dallas County has had three openly

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elected county officials: Lupe Valdez, elected Sheriff in 2004 and served until 2017; Jim Foster, elected county judge in 2006, serving one term before defeat in the Democratic primary in 2010; and Gary Fitzsimmons, elected District Clerk in 2006.

State Board of Education members

Texas state representatives

Texas state senators

United States representatives

Education

Primary and secondary schools

The following school districts serve Dallas County:

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meant the decrease of non-Hispanic white students in Dallas County

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school districts from 1997 until the 2014–2015 school year. The number was 138,760 in the former and 61,538 in the latter; during 2014-2015 county

charter schools A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autono ...

had about 5,000 non-Hispanic white students. In 2016 Eric Nicholson of the ''

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'' wrote that the bulk of white K-12 enrollment is shifting to more distant suburban areas beyond Dallas County, and that "Teasing out causation is tricky" but that the perception of poverty, which many white families wish to avoid, is tied with race. Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District formerly served a part of the county. In 2006 WHISD officially merged into DISD.

Higher education

Community colleges

Dallas County is served by the

Dallas College Dallas College is a public community college with seven campuses in Dallas County, Texas. It serves more than 70,000 students annually in degree-granting, continuing education, and adult education programs. Dallas College offers associate degr ...

system of seven

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s. Dallas College is the designated community college for the entire county.Texas Education Code, Section 130.176, "Dallas County Community College District Service Area"

Public universities

There are two public universities in Dallas County: the University of North Texas at Dallas and the

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, which is partially located in Collin County.

Private universities

Dallas Baptist University Dallas Baptist University (DBU) is a Christian liberal arts university in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1898 as Decatur Baptist College, Dallas Baptist University currently operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Hurst. History Dallas Baptist Un ...

, located in Dallas *

University of Dallas The University of Dallas is a private Catholic university in Irving, Texas. Established in 1956, it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The university comprises four academic units: the Braniff Graduate School ...

, located in Irving *

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, located in University Park

Transportation

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is a transit agency serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex of Texas. It operates buses, light rail, commuter rail, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Dallas and twelve of its suburbs. In , the system ha ...

provides bus and rail service to many cities in Dallas County, with Dallas being the largest. The

Trinity Railway Express The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) is a commuter rail line in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It was established by an interlocal agreement between Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Trinity Metro. Each transit authority owns a 50% stake in ...

, operated jointly by Dallas Area Rapid Transit and

Trinity Metro Trinity Metro is a transit agency located in and serving the city of Fort Worth, Texas and its suburbs in surrounding Tarrant County, part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. Since 1983, it was previously known officially as the Fort ...

, provides commuter rail service to both Dallas County and

, connecting downtown

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with

Major highways

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOTE: US 67 and US 77 are not signed fully along their routes in Dallas County.

Airports

Commercial Airports

* Love Field, located in

, serves only domestic passengers. *

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is partially located in the city of Irving in Dallas County, and

and

Euless Euless ( ) is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities region between Dallas and Fort Worth. In 2020 Census, the population of Euless was 61,032. The population of the ...

General Aviation Airports

* Addison Airport is located in and owned by the city of Addison. * Dallas Executive Airport is located in and owned by the city of

. *

Mesquite Metro Airport Mesquite Metro Airport is a public use airport in Dallas County, Texas, east of the central business district of Mesquite. The airport is west of the border of Dallas County and Kaufman County. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter loc ...

is located in and owned by the city of

References

External links

Dallas County Government official site
*
''History of Dallas County, Texas: from 1837 to 1887''
by John Henry Brown, published 1887, hosted by th
Portal to Texas History.

''Memorial and biographical history of Dallas County, Texas''
published 1892, hosted by th
Portal to Texas History.

''Official directory, taxpayers of Dallas County, Texas''
published 1896, hosted by th
Portal to Texas History.

Dallas County Code
(ordinances / regulations) from Municode {{Authority control Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex counties Texas counties 1846 establishments in Texas Populated places established in 1846 Majority-minority counties in Texas